[TOP PICK]8:00 pm-10:00 pm ($10 for the entire evening):The Magnethouse improv groups The Boss and Junior Varsity performing improv for an hour, followed at 9:00 pm byYour Job: The Musical(improvisors interview an audience member about his or her job and then use that information to create a musical on the spot), at 10:00 pm by veteran improvisors making up scenes based on improvised monologues from guest storyteller Danny Artese atThe Armando Diaz Experience, and finally at 11:00 by improv competitionInspirado(like UCBT’s Cage Match, but with agame-like challengecomponent):The Magnet’s Night Out

8:00 pm ($5): AtUCB Chelsea, Joanna Bradley demonstrates she’s a fine performer who needs to work with a tough editor, as her material doesn’t come across as funny so much as harsh and angry—which doesn’t do justice to her genuine acting and comedic talent. Here’s hoping she learns lessons from this one-woman show:I Am Very Important People…

…and in the other half of this double-bill, “With half their friends and family raptured and the Apocalypse in full swing, the St. Burlingame Yearbook Staff must chronicle student life, extracurriculars, and the rise of the Antichrist before the seventh trumpet sounds:”The Yearbook of Revelation

[$]11:00 pm ($12 [or $1 for improv students with ID]): The wonderful Julie Sharbutt (Gravid Water) teams with Langston Belton to become duo improv groupCoyote; and James Coker, Michael Greene, and and Tim Racine perform improv as groupThe Lunchmen, all atThe PITupstairs theatre:Coyote and The Lunchmen

Thursday Open Mics & Jams

5:00 pm ($5): Two-hour open-mic for 20 stand-ups performing for 5 minutes each, with sign-up onlinehere, at theStand Up NYComedy Club (236 West 78th Street):Stand Up NY Open Mic

[TOP PICK][ALMOST FREE]6:00 pm ($1): Joe Galan hosts a clowning workshop & open stage: “Clowns have only one true directive: To play! This is part workshop, part playground where we will use exercises geared towards exploring new voices, bodies and games. Either show off a piece in progress or jump onstage blind and ready to follow your sense of fun. Whether you’re interested in learning more about clown technique and physical comedy or just overcoming coulrophobia, this jam is a fun and safe environment to explore your onstage instincts” atThe PITupstairs theatre:No Make-Up: A Clown Jam

[FREE]6:00 pm: Open-mic stand-up with comics’ names drawn from a bucket and each chosen receiving 2 minutes—and if that goes well, maybe a hug (but not actual puppies)—atThe Creek’supstairs theatre in Queens’ Long Island City hosted by Ross Parsons & Trey Galyon:Free Puppies

6:00 pm (no cover, 1 drink min. for both comics and audience members): Open mic stand-up providing 5-7 minutes per comic, running 2 1/2 hours. Arrive 30 minutes before the show to get on the signup sheet. This is a fine opportunity to perform at the only comedy club in the East Village:Eastville Comedy Club Open Mic

[FREE]7:00 pm: In this freeMagnetshow, audience members (signing in at 6:00) can join in with improv groupJunior Varsityto make up scenes on the spot:Magnet Mixer

9:30 pm (free for audience members, $5or1 drink min. for stand-ups wanting to perform): Open mic stand-up providing 7 minutes per comic (and a free recording of your set!), with order determined raffle-style. Sign up by emailinginfo@oldmanhustle.comor calling (212) 253-7747, or just walk in and supply your name, to perform at theOld Man Hustle Bar(39 Essex Street) hosted by Solomon Chehebar:Peep Show Comedy Open Mic

[FREE]11:00 pm: An open-mic show that’s first come, first serve, with each comic getting 3-5 minutes on stage atThe Creekdownstairs lounge in Queens’ Long Island City hosted by Josh Alba:Mic and Cheese

[FREE]11:00 pm: An open stage for indie improv groups—and if you’re not in a group, that’s also fine, you’ll simply be added to one—atThe PITupstairs theatre hosted by Darcy Burke & Donna Lobello:New Team Lunacy

From legendary NYC comedy site Brooklyn Vegan: Thank God for Hy Bender’s religiously updated show bible BestNewYorkComedy.com. He is literally the only person in NYC providing daily summaries of what’s happening comedy-wise. It must be exhausting keeping that monster of a website alive…It is your daily comedy itinerary and it scares me how on top of his shit this guy is.

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